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, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. what we think then transpired in benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> so there you have it. what do you think about that and what role does that statement by her make in the concern about her qualifications? >> yeah. you know, chris, one of the things that's amplified some of the concerns around this is we had a classified briefing with about 65 or 70 senators on september the 20th, and i assure you if you were there, you would have thought it was most of the one bizarre briefings ever where we had four, you know, distinguished people there who shared like no information. i was in libya about a week after that. it was a preplanned trip. i didn't go there because of benghazi. obviously benghazi was a big topic, and i sat there with our station chief, our head intelligence person who was there serving after the ambassador had been killed and they were telling me that in real time they were letting folks back hom
, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted, of course, by the video. what we think then transpired in benghazi is that opportunistic extremist elements came to the consulate as this was unfolding. >> so there you have it. what do you think about that and what role does that statement by her make in the concern about her qualifications? >> yeah. you know, chris, one of the things that's amplified some of the concerns around this is we...
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this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the presidential palace. they're very upset that their newly elected democratic president morsi is doing things that they not so democratic. he is trying to make it so his decisions are not subject to judicial review. at least six civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in the violence. president obama called his egyptian counterpart yesterday to express concern about the situation that seems to be spinning out of control. he urged president morsi to meet with and negotiate with the opposition. >>> and then there is syria, where nbc news reports the assad regime is preparing chemical weapons that can be loaded on the missiles. and human rights groups say more than 40,000 people have been killed in the last 21 months. we here in america are really intent right now on how we will rewri
this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the presidential palace. they're very upset that their newly elected democratic president morsi is doing things that they not so democratic. he is trying to make it so his decisions are not subject to judicial review. at least six civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in the...
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. >>> want to show you live pictures we have coming into us from cairo this hour. tens of thousands of protesters in tahrir square right now standing in opposition to president mohamed morsi and the constitution that was approved earlier today. nbc's richard engel is going to join us live in a moment. >>> possible big news coming from the supreme court today on marriage equality in america. the nine justices are meeting right now. >>> and today's big question. fiscal cliff hardball. should the president be on the road or back in washington hammering out a fiscal cliff compromise? tweet me @thomasaroberts or on facebook. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a
. >>> want to show you live pictures we have coming into us from cairo this hour. tens of thousands of protesters in tahrir square right now standing in opposition to president mohamed morsi and the constitution that was approved earlier today. nbc's richard engel is going to join us live in a moment. >>> possible big news coming from the supreme court today on marriage equality in america. the nine justices are meeting right now. >>> and today's big question. fiscal...
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martin fletcher is in tel aviv, and jim is in cairo. but we begin in gaza. this truce was marked by a huge celebration there in gaza today. tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to address the thousands of people who gathered. they're portraying this and describing this as a victory. they say for the first time hamas has not only defeated israel, but has also shown the world what they're about against a back drop of changes taking place all across the arab world. they also sent a message to the united states saying that they should, the united states should support the palestinian people and not the occupation. hamas was going to remain defiant in the face of israel's aggression on its people. alex? >> okay. thank you very much for the latest from gaz
martin fletcher is in tel aviv, and jim is in cairo. but we begin in gaza. this truce was marked by a huge celebration there in gaza today. tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to...
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a judicial source in cairo tells nbc news that three american students held since monday for their involvement in protests against egypt's acting military government have been released. the country's military council says monday's planned elections will go forward, despite this week's violent protests calling for an immediate handover of power to a civilian government. at least 38 people have been killed in the uprising. >>> syria has until the end of the day to sign a deal allowing arab league monitors into the country, or it could face steep sanctions. arab foreign ministers want to assess progress on a plan to end syria's eight-month violent crackdown on protests in the country. >>> back here in the u.s., chicago is mourning the loss of its longtime first lady maggie daley. the 68-year-old wife of former chicago mayor richard daley had been diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2002. >>> and talk about a rare occurrence in china, where a sheep farm has welcomed its first five-legged lamb. the extra limb is smaller and shorter than the other four, which will surely help this little lamb stand
a judicial source in cairo tells nbc news that three american students held since monday for their involvement in protests against egypt's acting military government have been released. the country's military council says monday's planned elections will go forward, despite this week's violent protests calling for an immediate handover of power to a civilian government. at least 38 people have been killed in the uprising. >>> syria has until the end of the day to sign a deal allowing...
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nbc's jim maceda is live for us in cairo. jim, good day to you there in cairo. what's going on this morning? >> hi there, alex. it's kind of a festive atmosphere down below me there on tahrir square. several hundred people chanting, marching, but the flag -- the tents are out. some of the stands are out. the tea man is out. it's a bit reminiscent of how it was almost now two years ago. and egyptians, you know, seem more divided than ever, alex. for many here their elected leaders -- or i should say the elected leader morsi himself has just driven a wedge deeper and even wider. at dawn there were more tents than protesters on tahrir square. ground zero for last year's uprising. but that didn't stop clashes with police on approach roads where protesters blocked traffic, defying president mohamed morsi's orders. after morsi declared sweeping powers for himself, leaving him above the law. "we are here because the goals of the revolution have yet to be achieved" said this protester. morsi told the supporters he had to take radical measures to protect the revolution.
nbc's jim maceda is live for us in cairo. jim, good day to you there in cairo. what's going on this morning? >> hi there, alex. it's kind of a festive atmosphere down below me there on tahrir square. several hundred people chanting, marching, but the flag -- the tents are out. some of the stands are out. the tea man is out. it's a bit reminiscent of how it was almost now two years ago. and egyptians, you know, seem more divided than ever, alex. for many here their elected leaders -- or i...
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embassy in cairo and a direct assault. extremists participated in the violent demonstrations. petraeus testified that he and others knew al qaeda-aligned terrorists were involved in the attack, but ultimately, they removed the language from the declassified talking points that susan rice used. terrorism, pert michael lighten says "this is a common practice in intelligence briefings." >> it's a place the intelligence community has to be is having classified information and having to talk about it publ publicly. the unclassified statements often appear to be misleading, but what they are doing is protecting the sensitive information which is in the classified realm. >> senator conrad told it like it is. >> what is very clear is that ambassador rice used the talking points that the intelligence committee had all signed off on. that is very, very clear. she used the unclassified talking points that were signed off on by the entire intelligence community. so criticisms of her are completely unwarranted. that is very clear. >> let me paraphrase president obama. could you say that a
embassy in cairo and a direct assault. extremists participated in the violent demonstrations. petraeus testified that he and others knew al qaeda-aligned terrorists were involved in the attack, but ultimately, they removed the language from the declassified talking points that susan rice used. terrorism, pert michael lighten says "this is a common practice in intelligence briefings." >> it's a place the intelligence community has to be is having classified information and having...
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students arrested in the cairo clashes this week. we take you live to tahrir square and here at home, holiday travelers are waking up to sunny skies on the east coast. and then back here in new york city, you couldn't ask for better weather for that parade. the rockefeller center tree getting ready for its lighting coming up next week. hi, could you read my list? it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] black friday's here. deals start thursday 10 pm. but we're open all day and night so you don't have to wait outside. the only place to go on black friday. walmart. so you don't have to wait outside. smal l buyou don't have to wait outside. sinesses are the smal lifeblood of our communities. on november 26th you can make a huge impact by shopping small on small business saturday. one purchase. one purchase is all it takes. so, pick your favorite local business... and join the movement. i pledge to shop small at big top candy shop. allen's boots... at juno baby store. make the pledg
students arrested in the cairo clashes this week. we take you live to tahrir square and here at home, holiday travelers are waking up to sunny skies on the east coast. and then back here in new york city, you couldn't ask for better weather for that parade. the rockefeller center tree getting ready for its lighting coming up next week. hi, could you read my list? it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] black friday's here. deals start...
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. >> the leader of hamas held his own press conference in cairo today, during which he said that while his side agrees to the cease-fire, his fighters have, quote, their hands on the trigger. in jerusalem, the israeli prime minister, benjamin net ya hyan hew, also spoke about the cease-fire agreement. look at this. "prime minister benjamin netanyahu this evening spoke with u.s. president barack obama and acceded to his recommendation to give the egyptian cease-fire proposal a chance." he acceded to what president obama wanted. in other words, this is the american's idea, not mine, but i'm going to go along with it, because they're advising me i ought. it's very specific language, highlighting how central the united states is and what's happening right now, but also, sort of distancing israel from the cease-fire. making it our american cease-fire and not theirs. the most important thing tonight for people who are living in range of the rockets and the air strikes is that, of course, the cease-fire appears to be holding, at least for tonight. in terms of how likely it is to hold and whet
. >> the leader of hamas held his own press conference in cairo today, during which he said that while his side agrees to the cease-fire, his fighters have, quote, their hands on the trigger. in jerusalem, the israeli prime minister, benjamin net ya hyan hew, also spoke about the cease-fire agreement. look at this. "prime minister benjamin netanyahu this evening spoke with u.s. president barack obama and acceded to his recommendation to give the egyptian cease-fire proposal a...
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embassy in cairo confirms all charges have been dropped against three americans arrested in taking part in anti-government protests there. it's not clear when they'll be heading home. >>> the holiday shopping season officially underway. toys r us, walmart, target, and best buy have opened their doors to black friday shoppers. industry experts predict more than 150 million people are going to shop this weekend, which is up 10% from last year. back to "morning joe." >>> showing our bias with the music coming in a little bit. big weekend ahead in college football, and it begins today. joining us now from washington, the host of comcast sports net washington post live. ivan carter. good to see you. >> good to be here. great weekend working this food off with great college football. >> absolutely. it's incredible when you look at these bcs standings. three teams not only from the same conference, but from the same division of the same conference. lsu number one, alabama number two, arkansas number three. it's been a long time since we've seen anything like that. >> yeah, it's kind of histori
embassy in cairo confirms all charges have been dropped against three americans arrested in taking part in anti-government protests there. it's not clear when they'll be heading home. >>> the holiday shopping season officially underway. toys r us, walmart, target, and best buy have opened their doors to black friday shoppers. industry experts predict more than 150 million people are going to shop this weekend, which is up 10% from last year. back to "morning joe."...
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they drive to within 65 miles of cairo and just 25 miles of the syrian capital of damascus. israel is on the move. and then something extraordinary happens. for the first time since the cuban missile crisis in the 1960s the united states military moves to defcon 3. for some perspective, the only other time we have been at defcon 3 since then is on 9/11. this is something that almost never happens. and when it does, it is historic and it is historically scary. and when it happened in 1973, the order to go to defcon three was not issued by president nixon. he was apparently asleep at the time, and the order had to be given by secretary of state henry kissinger. and it had to be given because this fight in the middle east stopped being just a fight in the middle east. we went to defcon three that year while president nixon was sleeping because the soviet union threatened to get in on that war. militarily. on behalf of not just egypt but their long-time ally syria. the soviets and syria were like this. and us and israel were like this. so if syria and israel are going to go to w
they drive to within 65 miles of cairo and just 25 miles of the syrian capital of damascus. israel is on the move. and then something extraordinary happens. for the first time since the cuban missile crisis in the 1960s the united states military moves to defcon 3. for some perspective, the only other time we have been at defcon 3 since then is on 9/11. this is something that almost never happens. and when it does, it is historic and it is historically scary. and when it happened in 1973, the...
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nbc's reporter is live in cairo with the very latest. give us a sense of what's going on. is there still an abundance of violence going on in the streets? where do the people seem to side today? >> good morning, luke. absolutely. let's start with that explosion and the accusations there. the state tv and government showed what they said were attacks at security offices inside syria's largest city and are saying that is the type of violence and terrorism the syrian regime is fighting across the country. for its part the syrian opposition says that this is exactly the type of propaganda that the syrian government is using to incite attacks and to try to discredit the free syrian army and opposition groups fighting for their freedom. as you mentioned it comes on the heels of six days of unrelentless shelling in the city that has become the uprising center. there people are saying the humanitarian situation is worsening by the day. low supplies of food and according to activists hundreds of people have been killed over that six-day assault. according to some of the activists w
nbc's reporter is live in cairo with the very latest. give us a sense of what's going on. is there still an abundance of violence going on in the streets? where do the people seem to side today? >> good morning, luke. absolutely. let's start with that explosion and the accusations there. the state tv and government showed what they said were attacks at security offices inside syria's largest city and are saying that is the type of violence and terrorism the syrian regime is fighting...
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. >>> live pictures coming in from cairo. we are looking at tahrir square where thousands and thousands gathered to take place in the million man march. you are watching msnbc. ♪ ♪ i don't need anyone else in my arms ♪ ♪ but you tonight [ male announcer ] this is your moment. this is zales, the diamond store. take an extra 15 percent off storewide this friday until two p.m. it's all crossed out... it's 'cause i got everything on it. boom! thank you! [ male announcer ] black friday's here. deals start thursday 10 pm. but we're open all day and night so you don't have to wait outside. the only place to go on black friday. walmart. ♪ imagine me and you, i do ♪ i think about you day and night ♪ ♪ it's only right ♪ to think about the girl you love ♪ ♪ and hold her tight ♪ so happy together [ male announcer ] when life changes, so can your insurances needs. use travelers free guide to better coverage to stay prepared. is your auto and home insurance keeping up with you? contact your local travelers agent, or
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they're holding emergency talks in cairo. what role can egypt play, and what do you think the chances for a truce? >> we're interested in a real solution and not in a band-aid solution. if we get quiet tomorrow but a week from now, a month from now we just get more rockets on our civilian population that's not an option. we don't want a quick fix that doesn't really work. we're interested in bringing about sustained, permanent, quiet and peace to our people in the south. we think that's actually in the interests of the people of gaza as well. and the problem is hamas, which are very extreme and very violent. just last night they shot a missile at jerusalem. i mean, that is something that hasn't been done. and jerusalem, when the sirens go off those sirens go off in arab neighborhoods and jewish neighborhoods. in the end, the missile overshot jerusalem, landed in the west bank. they could have killed palestinians. but they don't care. hamas has no respect for common human decency. that's who they are. it's very important. what
they're holding emergency talks in cairo. what role can egypt play, and what do you think the chances for a truce? >> we're interested in a real solution and not in a band-aid solution. if we get quiet tomorrow but a week from now, a month from now we just get more rockets on our civilian population that's not an option. we don't want a quick fix that doesn't really work. we're interested in bringing about sustained, permanent, quiet and peace to our people in the south. we think that's...
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in response of the shellings, syrians running cairo, kuwait city stormed their own embassies in protest. u.n. resolution calling for syria to pursue a peace plan laid out by the arab league received 13 votes in the security council and was blocked by vetoes from china and russia. you should know in virginia in the state senate janet how el launched her own protest against a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound f. a cardiac stress test before getting prescription for erectile dysfunction. the state senate rejected her amendment and passed the ultrasound bill similar to another one in texas now being challenged in court. you should know after facing a withering grassroots backlash over announcement to block planned parenthood, while planned parenthood will be eligible for future grants, there is no guarantee they will get them. you should also know planned parent hood says it rig as whopping $3 million just this week in response to the controversy. you should know there are a whole lot of people in this country who have planned parenthood's back. as your attention turns to today's s
in response of the shellings, syrians running cairo, kuwait city stormed their own embassies in protest. u.n. resolution calling for syria to pursue a peace plan laid out by the arab league received 13 votes in the security council and was blocked by vetoes from china and russia. you should know in virginia in the state senate janet how el launched her own protest against a bill requiring women to have an ultrasound f. a cardiac stress test before getting prescription for erectile dysfunction....
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the protesters in the streets from athens to cairo to zuccotti park have showed that the word democracy is not enough. the devils of representation are in its details. remember, those in the streets of tie rear lived in a country that was according to its rulers a democracy. it had elections and a parliament. the emergency laws under which the country had been ruled for decades meant it was a democracy in name only. people that put their lives on the line were doing it to turn the word into reality. democracy in name is not enough. without the agitation of ordinary citizens, without mass movements, democracy can so easily come to be an empty signifier, a streng of letters that points to nothing more than a status quo where power is concentrated in the hands of a few. for democracy to be real, it must be dynamic, ever-evolving, challenged to be more democratic by its own citizens time and time again. the inner sha of oligarchy is difficult to resist. the complacency of stability and order encroaches slowly but implaquablely. we forget what ir radical concept democracy is. it asserts that
the protesters in the streets from athens to cairo to zuccotti park have showed that the word democracy is not enough. the devils of representation are in its details. remember, those in the streets of tie rear lived in a country that was according to its rulers a democracy. it had elections and a parliament. the emergency laws under which the country had been ruled for decades meant it was a democracy in name only. people that put their lives on the line were doing it to turn the word into...
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. >>> this video here of cairo shows protests throwing rocks at egyptian soldiers in violent clashes that killed eight people and injured hundreds more. the military took control of the country after hosni mubarak stepped down. they want transfer of authority to a civilian authority instead of waiting until the election in 2012. >>> in the penn state sex abuse scandal, the judge in the case heard from the star witness yesterday at the preliminary hearing. joining me from harrisburg, pennsylvania, michael isikoff is joining us. >> reporter: good morning. the penn state officials have ruled that it can move to trial. once a quarterback, now a strand. mike mcquery said that jerry sandusky was engaging in extreme sexual activity with a young boy. the boy was up against the wall, jerry was directly behind him in a very, very close position. i believe jerry was sexually molesting him. mcquery slammed his locker door shut causing sandusky to separate and look him in the eye. the testimony is key according to tim curley, and gary schultz. mcquery acknowledged he never saw actual any intercou
. >>> this video here of cairo shows protests throwing rocks at egyptian soldiers in violent clashes that killed eight people and injured hundreds more. the military took control of the country after hosni mubarak stepped down. they want transfer of authority to a civilian authority instead of waiting until the election in 2012. >>> in the penn state sex abuse scandal, the judge in the case heard from the star witness yesterday at the preliminary hearing. joining me from...
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this is in downtown cairo. and it is an ongoing story of not only the arab awakening but the problems that still persist and perhaps even fester. what is happening there and across the middle east. in the fall of 2010, he anonymously launched a facebook page to protest the death of one egyptian man at the hands of security forces. that page was the -- he is now the author of the memoir "revolution 2.0," the power of the people is greater than the people in power. and it is quite an honor to have you on the show this morning. we're going to watch these live pictures of unrest ensuing before our eyes. and you know the value of social media probably more than anybody on the face of the earth. fair enough to say? >> well -- i actually think that i'm just a very ordinary person and away from all this hype, i believe that i went through a very ordinary experience. and the reason i wrote the book was to basically tell that story and hoping that by sharing this experience others would look at it and -- and benefit from
this is in downtown cairo. and it is an ongoing story of not only the arab awakening but the problems that still persist and perhaps even fester. what is happening there and across the middle east. in the fall of 2010, he anonymously launched a facebook page to protest the death of one egyptian man at the hands of security forces. that page was the -- he is now the author of the memoir "revolution 2.0," the power of the people is greater than the people in power. and it is quite an...
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. >> jon meacham, we had a few weeks ago bob cairo on talking about lbj, and of course going back to what lyndon johnson did in 1957, where he took a step away from the southern segregationists and decided to pass a civil rights bill through the united states senate. matt by yesterday with the times said this was not a johnsonian moment, in fact it looked quite weak. historically, do you agree with matt by? do you agree with what sam stein said? how significant is it for barack obama to come out and say that he supports gay marriage, despite the fact that he says i'm going to allow states to ban it, despite the fact he said something that we all knew before he talked to robin roberts? >> well, it's not 1957, and it's not by far obviously '64 or '65 where you had federal legislation undoing jim crow and remarkably strong barriers to racial justice. those achievements are not within hailing distance of this. because what the president did was make a rhetorical statement that he -- i think sam has a good point. this is important to a lot of americans. and it signals the president's supp
. >> jon meacham, we had a few weeks ago bob cairo on talking about lbj, and of course going back to what lyndon johnson did in 1957, where he took a step away from the southern segregationists and decided to pass a civil rights bill through the united states senate. matt by yesterday with the times said this was not a johnsonian moment, in fact it looked quite weak. historically, do you agree with matt by? do you agree with what sam stein said? how significant is it for barack obama to...